"Mikoto! Quickly take the child and leave! I'll hold off the enemy!"
Uchiha Fugaku, his Mangekyō Sharingan shedding tears of blood, stood within Susanoo and shouted to Mikoto and Itachi behind him.
"Fugaku, be careful!"
Having just recovered from the Genjutsu Uchiha Mikoto knew that in a battle of this level, they would only be a burden. So, with one arm around the infant Sasuke and the other holding Uchiha Itachi's hand, she quickly fled away.
Two enormous Susanoo, one blue and one red, engaged in battle, turning the once magnificent clan chief's mansion into ruins.
Uchiha Fugaku was under a lot of pressure.
It wasn't because the enemy's Susanoo displayed unexpected power, but because he had already glimpsed a corner of the future with his Dojutsu.
He alone is no match for this guy!
"Inoichi! Calling for backup! The enemy is more troublesome than we imagined!"
Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but open his mouth and say.
At the Intelligence Analysis Unit base, under the protection of Nara Shikaku, Choji Akimichi, Inuzuka Ryo, and Aburame Nami Yamanaka Inoichi quickly sent the intelligence to the Hokage Building and also to Kushina's production base.
"The village has been attacked by the enemy! The attackers... are Susanoo!"
Minato Namikaze suddenly stood up from the roof and gazed in the direction of Konoha.
From his position, he could barely see the towering figures of the two Susanoo giants.
"No one should act rashly. Continue to protect the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki! The Third Hokage and Fourth Hokage are in the village, along with Torifu- senpai and Senior Orochimaru. Jiraiya-senpai Jiraiya returned to the village last night. With them here, there shouldn't be any problems. However, if we are lured away from our stronghold and the enemy attacks Kushina, causing the Nine-Tails to go berserk, the village may suffer even greater losses!"
Meikyō grabbed Minato Namikaze's shoulder and gave instructions to all the Konoha Ninja around him.
With such a lineup of high-level fighters from within Konoha, there's really nothing to fear.
On the contrary, the enemy took advantage of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to make their move, clearly targeting the Nine-Tails- Tails!
"All Konoha Military Police Force, immediately escort the villagers to a safe location! All Konoha Military Police Force officers, immediately escort the villagers to a safe location!"
As Uchiha Mikoto fled with the two children, she kept shouting.
When the Uchiha Yashiro saw the two enormous Susanoo in battle, he immediately issued orders.
"You're quite good, Uchiha Fugaku."
Uchiha Madara stood in the center of the half-skull Susanoo and looked at Uchiha Fugaku in front of him.
Uchiha Fugaku did not reply, but silently activated the Second Stage of Susanoo, while continuously outputting his eye power, covering its surface with a thick Tengu Armor.
The third stage Susanoo!
Even so, Fugaku still didn't feel very safe.
His Dojutsu told him that the Masked Man before him possessed an even more terrifying power.
Seeing that Uchiha Fugaku did not reply, Uchiha Madara felt a little bored. He snorted and then slammed his hands on the ground in a hand Hand Seals.
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
A Wood Human Technique, far larger than Uchiha Fugaku's third-stage Susanoo, rose up. However, this Wood Human Technique was slightly different from Hashirama Senju's wooden figure, with hundreds of extended hands on its back, making it look like a low-end version of the True Several Thousand Hands.
(A size slightly larger than this would be about right)
Uchiha Madara did not stop moving.
The sky-blue Susanoo dissipated and gradually clung to the Wood Human Technique, covering its exterior with a layer of armor.
"So... Uchiha Fugaku, how do you plan to deal with this situation?"
Uchiha Madara chuckled and activated the Earth Grudge Fear technique. Black lines spread out from behind him, connecting with the Wood Human Technique, causing the five small fist-sized faces on the Wood Human Technique's head to open their mouths and gather Chakra of the five elements.
With the enhancement of Earth Grudge Fear, the power of this combination Ninjutsu is absolutely astonishing.
"Five Elements: Great Continuous Bullet Technique!"
Flames, accompanied by gale-force winds, Lightning, and mudslides poured towards Uchiha Fugaku's Susanoo.
"Five Elements: Great Continuous Bullet Technique!"
Another almost identical Ninjutsu appeared, neutralizing Madara's attack.
Needless to say, within Konoha, only Hiruzen Sarutobi has achieved such mastery of the Five Basic Nature Transformations.
"Wood Release and Susanoo... Fugaku, who exactly is the enemy?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, holding his Adamantine Staff, stared intently at his enemy with a solemn expression.
"I don't know, the Third Hokage, but he was extremely familiar with all kinds of Ninjutsu of the Uchiha Clan. In this respect, even I and Meikyō are probably not as good as him!"
"Uchiha Fugaku said, covering his bleeding eye."
Meanwhile, high-ranking Konoha fighters such as Dan Katō, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Torifu Akimichi have also arrived.
"Super Human Bullet Tank!"
Torifu Akimichi transformed into a spiky sphere and crashed into the Wood Human Technique, but was knocked away by a part of the Wood Human Technique's arm, which smashed a group of houses.
Dan Katō quickly used his telekinesis to control part of the Wood Human Technique's arm, Jiraiya and Orochimaru also joined forces to use a combination Ninjutsu to stop another part of the Wood Human Technique's arm.
"This guy... is ridiculously strong!"
Torifu Akimichi shrunk his body, rubbed his body, then took out a Golden Potion from his Ninja Tool Pouch and drank it. He then used the Butterfly Technique to make his body as huge as a mountain again, and butterfly wings formed from light blue Chakra appeared on his back.
With the Golden Potion, the cost of Torifu Akimichi performing the Butterfly Technique will be greatly reduced.
"Boom!"
Torifu Akimichi's massive body rammed into the Wood Human Technique, blocking Wood Human Technique, and he tried to tackle it with a sumo wrestling move, but he was thwarted by the Wood Human Technique's punches.
Not only that, Orochimaru and Gamabunta, summoned by Manda and Jiraiya, were also injured by the Wood Human Technique golem's fists and were Reverse Summoning back.
"Senior Torifu Qu, I'm here to help you!"
Perhaps inspired by the Susanoo-Clad Wood Golem, Uchiha Fugaku jumped onto Torifu Akimichi's shoulder and transformed his Susanoo armor, covering Torifu Akimichi's body.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The two enormous creatures began to collide, creating a deafening roar.
Dan Katō, using his psychic powers, and Sarutobi Adamantine Staff, who enlarged his Hiruzen Sarutobi Staff, were able to hold off the Wood Human Technique.
With the addition of Jiraiya and Orochimaru, two powerful attackers, Uchiha Madara gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
"You're quite capable. So, how do you plan to deal with this?"
Uchiha Madara his hands together, then spread them out in front of him.
"Wood Release: Descent to the World of Flowering Trees!"
Thick, massive trees sprouted from beneath the Wood Human Technique's feet, forming a vast forest. Countless trees attacked the group, and many even entangled themselves around Torifu Akimichi's body.
"Be careful! The flowers in this forest contain pollen with hypnotic properties!"
The Third Hokage shouted and immediately held his breath.
As a former Hokage of Konoha, and having experienced the Sengoku Period in his youth, the Third Hokage knew quite a bit about Wood Release.
"It's not just that, Hiruzen Sarutobi."
Uchiha Madara formed another Tiger seal with his hands.
Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation Arrow!
A vast sea of fire began to spread through the forest.
"Serpent Breathing - First Form: Serpentine Slash!"
Orochimaru, wielding the Sword of Kusanagi, unleashed his Serpent Breathing, cutting down a large number of trees in the surrounding area.
"Wind Style: Typhoon Passes!"
The Third Hokage used Wind Style to disperse all the pollen in the surrounding area.
Madara's Fire Style only burned even more fiercely.
"Earth Style: Earth Release City Cutting!"
Jiraiya Hand Seals and slammed them onto the ground.
The earth cracked open rapidly, and streams of groundwater emerged.
"Old man, Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya shouted.
Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, understanding Jiraiya's meaning, quickly Hand Seals and unleashed Water Style.
Wood Release has the property of absorbing Chakra, but if you use a physical entity that already exists in nature to perform Ninjutsu, it will not be absorbed.
"Water Style: Water Severing Wave!"
Water Style: Water Blade Slash!
A water gun, accompanied by a long, slender blade of water, swiftly sliced down a large swath of trees in the surrounding area.
Uchiha Madara's face darkened slightly.
Because of Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi's Ninjutsu, he remembered someone he hated.
Even Uchiha Madara was starting to feel the strain after fighting for so long.
Susanoo Puppet's surface became pitted and uneven, and nearly half of his arm was severed.
Faced with the siege of six Kage Level powerhouses, Madara at his peak would most likely have emerged victorious. However, he can only unleash about 40% of his peak strength now, which is why he has only managed to hold out until now.
However, Madara has already stalled for enough time in the battle.
Above the Wood Human Technique's head, from an angle unseen by Dan Katō and the others, two White Zetsu faces quietly appeared.
Seeing this, Uchiha Madara knew that the plan had been successfully implemented. He once again used the Tree World Descent technique to block the view of the others. Then, he had one of the White Zetsu impersonate him and put a mask on him. Meanwhile, his true body was enveloped by another White Zetsu. He used the Mayfly Technique to pass through the Wood Human Technique and sneak into the ground to escape.
Without Madara's control, the Wood Human Technique's fighting power dropped drastically, and Susanoo also disappeared. It was quickly defeated by Dan Katō and others.
The Third Hokage wielded his enlarged Adamantine Staff, smashing the Wood Human Technique's head with a single blow. Then, with the agility and speed of a monkey, he leaped over and grabbed the White Zetsu that had transformed into Madara.
"Tell me who you are, and why you possess Wood Release and the Sharingan!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi ripped off the mask from White Zetsu's face, and his expression turned extremely ugly.
Because the White Zetsu's face was strikingly similar to that of Shimura Danzō!
This was Uchiha Madara's last trick, hence the deception.
Since he demonstrated the abilities of Wood Release and Susanoo, Danzo is the best scapegoat, given how deeply involved he is with these things.
Moreover, if someone does something bad, no one will question the truth of it, even if they Danzo it on Danzo.
Anyway Danzo has been dead for so long that there's no way he can lift the coffin lid and climb out to prove his innocence.
"He's not Danzo, but he gives me a very familiar feeling."
Orochimaru walked over to the Third Hokage, cut off Danzo's arm with a sword, and after some fiddling, turned it back to the pale white color that White Zetsu originally had.
"So it really is White Zetsu..."
"We suspected before that this thing was created by Danzo, and now it seems that it really is related to Danzo."
Uchiha Fugaku also came over and said in a deep voice.
"No, this is definitely Danzo's doing!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said firmly, looking at everyone.
"Gentlemen, it's not that I'm still protecting Danzo at this point, but given Danzo's character, if he had such great power, he would never leave it unused. If he truly possessed such power, he would have already assassinated me."
"This is indeed something that Danzo's bizarre thought process could produce."
Orochimaru nodded in agreement.
Danzo is indeed that kind of person, and he's prone to being muddleheaded. In the original timeline, he even sent young Yamato and Kakashi to assassinate the Third Hokage. If Danzo were to gain control of such a powerful force, it's estimated that anyone among those present who could compete for the Hokage position would be assassinated.
"If it's not Danzo, then who could it be? Wood Release, and the Mangekyō Sharingan that Susanoo —who else could be involved with these things besides Danzo?"
Jiraiya clutched his head, feeling like his brain was about to explode.
"It's not the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly spoke.
"The enemy used only the Three-Tomoe Sharingan to unleash Susanoo!"
"Fugaku, could you be mistaken? How Susanoo without the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Torifu Akimichi shook his head and said.
"No, my Mangekyō Sharingan would never be wrong! Before the Golden Potion came out, in order to conserve the power of my Mangekyō Sharingan, Meikyō proposed a plan to me:"
The Mangekyō Sharingan may just be a key to unlock Susanoo. Every time we use it, we have to use this key to unlock it and then use our own power to push the door open and unleash an even more powerful Susanoo.
However, this requires the user to have an extremely high level of mastery over the Sharingan and possess superb Yin Release skills, so that the Yin Release Chakra used can, to a certain extent, replace the ocular power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
After listening, Orochimaru nodded silently.
"It is theoretically feasible, but the person who can do this must be a member of the Uchiha Clan. Only a powerful Uchiha could master the Sharingan to this extent."
"Orochimaru, you yourself said it's only theoretical. Even Uchiha Meikyō, whose strength surpasses ours, can only deduce this possibility, but cannot actually do it."
Jiraiya then spoke.
"No, in the last hundred years, there has indeed been an Uchiha whose strength surpasses that of Meikyō. If it is that one, then this exaggerated strength makes sense. I just don't know how he has survived to this day and still possesses Wood Release."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a sullen face.